Golden Week earns Trae SEC honors

Tennessee guard Trae Golden (11) reacts to a shot in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

The Southeastern Conference office announced Monday that Tennessee guard Trae Golden has been named SEC Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 18-24.

This is Golden’s second SEC Player of the Week award this season, as he previously garnered the honor on Dec. 17.

The Powder Springs, Ga., native has been the catalyst of UT’s current five-game win streak, and he is coming off his best week as a Volunteer.

In Saturday’s four-overtime road victory – the longest game in school history – Golden played 56 minutes and scored 15 of his career-high 32 points after regulation. He delivered two game-changing jumpers in the fourth overtime. The first, coming off his own offensive rebound with 2:46 left to play, gave Tennessee an 83-80 lead. The next, one possession later, pushed it to a five-point lead.

Golden had earlier made a jump shot with 18 seconds left in overtime to force a second extra period.

He made 19 of 20 free throws last week (.950) and averaged 26.0 points.

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